The First Lady of South Korea is the wife of the President of South Korea

President of South Korea

The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of the Republic of Korea...

. During the administration of President Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee was a Republic of Korea Army general and the leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He seized power in a military coup and ruled until his assassination in 1979. He has been credited with the industrialization of the Republic of Korea through export-led growth...

, his daughter, Park Geun-hye

Park Geun-hye

Park Geun-hye is a South Korean politician. She is a member of the Korean National Assembly and was the head of the conservative Grand National Party. She is now in her fourth parliamentary term, having first been elected in 1998. Her father was Park Chung-hee, president of South Korea from 1963...

, assumed the duties of First Lady after her mother, Yuk Young-soo

Yuk Young-soo

Yuk Young-soo was the wife of the former president Park Chung-hee and the mother of Korean politician, Park Geun-hye.-Biography:...

, was assassinated.

List

The following is a list of the First Ladies of South Korea.

Name		Date of Marriage	President	Term	Comments
1	Francesca Donner Francesca Donner Francesca Maria Barbara Donner was the second wife of Syngman Rhee, and thus was the first First Lady of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.- Life :...  (프란체스카 도너)	October 8, 1934	Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere. Rhee was regarded as an anti-Communist and a strongman, and he led South Korea through the...  (이승만)	August 15, 1948 - April 26, 1960
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4	Gong Deok-gwi Gong Deok-gwi Gong Deok-gwi was the wife of Yun Bo-seon, and thus was the second First Lady of South Korea from 1960 to 1962....  (공덕귀)	January 6, 1949	Yun Bo-seon Yun Bo-seon Yun Bo-seon was a Korean former independence activist and politician, and the President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. Studying in the UK, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh and gained an M.A., After returning home in 1932...  (윤보선)	August 13, 1960 - March 23, 1962
5	Yuk Young-soo Yuk Young-soo Yuk Young-soo was the wife of the former president Park Chung-hee and the mother of Korean politician, Park Geun-hye.-Biography:...  (육영수)	December 1950	Park Chung-hee Park Chung-hee Park Chung-hee was a Republic of Korea Army general and the leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He seized power in a military coup and ruled until his assassination in 1979. He has been credited with the industrialization of the Republic of Korea through export-led growth...  (박정희)	December 17, 1963 - August 15, 1974
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	Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye is a South Korean politician. She is a member of the Korean National Assembly and was the head of the conservative Grand National Party. She is now in her fourth parliamentary term, having first been elected in 1998. Her father was Park Chung-hee, president of South Korea from 1963...  (박근혜)	President's daughter		August 16, 1974 - October 26, 1979	She took over the role of First Lady after her mother, Yuk Young-soo, was assassinated.
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10	Hong Gi (홍기)	1935	Choi Kyu-hah (최규하)	December 6, 1979 - August 15, 1980
11	Rhee Soon-ja (이순자)	1958	Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan was a ROK Army general and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Chun was sentenced to death in 1996 for his heavy-handed response to the Gwangju Democratization Movement, but later pardoned by President Kim Young-sam with the advice of then President-elect Kim Dae-jung,...  (전두환)	September 1, 1980 - February 24, 1988
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13	Kim Ok-suk (김옥숙)	1959	Roh Tae-woo Roh Tae-woo Roh Tae-woo , is a former ROK Army general and politician. He was the 13th president of South Korea .Roh befriended Chun Doo-hwan while in high school in Daegu. In his younger life, Roh was a keen rugby union player....  (노태우)	February 25, 1988 - February 24, 1993
14	Son Myeong-sun (손명순)	1951	Kim Young-sam Kim Young-sam Kim Young-sam was a South Korean politician and democratic activist. From 1961, he spent 30 years as South Korea's leader of the opposition, and one of Park Chung-hee's most powerful rivals....  (김영삼)	February 25, 1993 - February 24, 1998
15	Rhee Hee-hoh (이희호)	1962	Kim Dae-jung (김대중)	February 25, 1998 - February 24, 2003
16	Kwon Yang-sook Kwon Yang-sook Kwon Yang-sook is the widow of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. She was the first lady when Roh was in office. She is a Buddhist, with the Dharma name Daedeokhwa, and won support from the Buddhist community during her husband's presidential campaign.Over the Lunar New Year holiday in...  (권양숙)	1973	Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun GOM GCB was the 16th President of South Korea .Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his...  (노무현)	February 25, 2003 - February 24, 2008
17	Kim Yoon-ok Kim Yoon-ok Kim Yoon-ok is the current First Lady of the Republic of Korea.-Biography and career:Kim graduated from Daegu Girls' High School in 1966 and went on to attend Ewha Womans University, where she graduated in 1970 with a B.A. in Health Education and Management. She married Lee Myung-bak on December...  (김윤옥)	December 19, 1970	Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak is the President of South Korea. Prior to his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction and the mayor of Seoul. He is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. His older brother is Lee Sang-deuk, a South Korean politician. He attends the...  (이명박)	February 25, 2008 - Present

The above list does not mention every spouse of the presidents. It only lists those who served as First Lady

First Lady

First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...

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